PB36 (Pigment Blue 36)
The layering of Cerulean Blue Flowers
“Cerulean Blue Flowers” was supposed to be a quick sketch. It began with watercolor washes of magenta and orange, two of my favorite colors together. Then I overworked it. I tried to fix it finally, as I so frequently do these days. I flooded the work with a whitewash and rubbed it all in. The white picked up some still drying green, so it was a light green color when I left it for the day, totally frustrated with it and wanting to toss it in the waste basket.
Stubborn me, the next day I covered it with black, and rubbed it in. When I rubbed it again, all of the wonderful layers of paint became textures of lace, after the black dried with white. (I new idea which I will use later in another work.)
I came back and added some intense colors and surrounded them with deep black. I, then, did a grey, blue, whitewash over the black and added intense colors. I have never, never done this before but now I know how wonderful color looks on black – sort of like a black velvet painting which I have always laughed at.
I continued to work the piece with detail. Now, I have learned two new things with this work – and I love them both and I love the work. The challenge, while frustrating, is always rewarding in the end when you stick with it.
“Blue Bells,” the painting I just finished before this one, was also a challenge. I had to keep telling myself, “Just leave it alone, it looks great, just leave it alone.” It only had one light wash and 2-3 color adds to the flowers. And boy was that hard!
Two different techniques and I learned from both of them.
Just thought I would share the layering story of this work because by just looking at it, one would never know.
Christine Alfery is a conceptual abstract artist from Wisconsin. She is a signature member of 13 national watercolor societies, has been repeatedly published in major art magazines, is regularly exhibited and awarded at national and international shows, and is a leader in her local arts community. To learn more, please visit: christinealfery.com
Cerulean Blue (37ml Acrylics)
Cerulean Blue has been selected as our principal green-blue because of its versatility. It is opaque and handles very well. It will give bright greens with our Hansa Yellow (although not as bright as with Phthalocyanine Blue) and opaque mid greens with Cadmium Yellow Light. It is absolutely light fast.
SKU: PA CBA37 123751 Category: Acrylics 37ml Tags: Artists Quality Paint, Cerulean Blue
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- Absolutely lightfast, it gained an ASTM rating of 1 (excellent) in all of our media during lightfast testing. A most reliable pigment with many useful qualities. The chemical make up of Cerulean Blue varies from oxides of Cobalt and Tin (Cerulean Blue PB 35) to Oxides of Cobalt and Chromium. Generally (PB36).
- Both PB 35 and PB 36 are similar in hue, being blues with a definite bias towards green. Being particularly opaque it has very good covering power. This can be very useful when areas of work have to be covered by a relatively thin layer of paint. Non-metallic preservatives.
- There are many imitations on the market which are simply mixes of cheaper pigments. It pays to look for the description PB 35 or PB 36
Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic – Cerulean Blue Chromium, 60 ml
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Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic, Cerulean Blue Chromium, is a rich blue pigment with green undertones and it is an opaque, lightfast color. It’s name derives from the Latin Caeruleum meaning sky-blue pigment.
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Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylics offer a smooth, thick, buttery consistency with no stringiness and the 80 colors are brilliant when wet while remaining bright when dry. Winsor & Newton’s finest quality acrylic range combines their color making expertise with the latest developments in resin technology.
Cerulean Blue Chromium – Cerulean Blue Chromium is a rich blue pigment with green undertones and it is an opaque, lightfast color. It’s name derives from the Latin Caeruleum meaning sky-blue pigment.
